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Campfire in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Campfire is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Campfire.

What is Campfire?

Campfire is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/axe material group. It has a hardness of 2 and a blast resistance of 2. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Campfire emits light level 15. Campfire filters 0 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:campfire. Command: /give @p minecraft:campfire 1.

How to mine Campfire

Campfire can be broken with any tool, or even by hand.

Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):

  • With the correct tool: approximately 3 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 10 seconds

Using an Efficiency-enchanted tool, Haste beacons, or a Diamond/Netherite tier drastically reduces these times. Water and being airborne slow mining by 5×.

Campfire drops

When broken, Campfire drops:

Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.

Block tags & properties

  • Transparent
  • Light Source
  • Hand-Mineable
  • Craftable
  • Silk Touch Sensitive

Campfire technical properties

  • Waterloggable: Yes
  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: Yes
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: Yes — luminance 15

Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Campfire (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:campfire
  • Material family: mineable/axe
  • Hardness: 2
  • Blast resistance: 2
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: Yes
  • Blocks light: 0
  • Emits light: 15
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:campfire 1

Overview

Campfire is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.

Prerequisites and materials

  • Expect to collect Campfire (silk touch required), Charcoal (only without silk touch) once it breaks.
  • This block emits light (level 15), so it's useful for lighting builds and preventing mob spawns nearby.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Campfire can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
  2. With the correct tool this takes about 3s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 10s.
  3. Campfire is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:campfire 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
  • No special tool is required, so hand-mining is a valid fallback in an emergency.
  • Use a Silk Touch tool if you want the block itself instead of its normal drop.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Estimated time per run: 1-5 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What tool do I need to mine Campfire?

Campfire can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.

What does Campfire drop when mined?

Breaking Campfire drops Campfire (silk touch required), Charcoal (only without silk touch).

How hard is Campfire to mine?

Campfire has a hardness value of 2. That works out to roughly 3s with the correct tool or 10s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

Can I craft Campfire?

Yes - this page lists 6 known crafting recipes for Campfire.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Campfire?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:campfire, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.

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